An endowment is a permanent fund supporting a purpose of your choosing. Depending on your individual passion or interest, your endowment, which provides funds in perpetuity, can be focused or wide-ranging. The principal of your gift is invested and grows over time, while quarterly distributions provide a steady, reliable source of income to the program you choose. This ensures your gift will provide benefits year after year, generation after generation.

Anna Murray and Charles Fremont Porter Endowed Library Fund

The purpose of the Endowment is to support the Libraries' purchase of reference books in the fields of education, history, and music.

William L. Porter ('29) established this fund in memory of his parents, Anna and Charles Porter. Descendants of pioneers, the Porters participated in the westward migration and settling of the Pacific Coast Region. Anna was a member of the first class to graduate from the Ellensburg Normal School and Charles was trained as a miner.